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Tesla's Autopilot feature is central to an ongoing trial over a fatal Florida crash
This case centers on a 2019 crash when a Tesla being driven in autopilot mode smashed into an SUV in Key Largo after the driver reached down to pick up a phone. That crash killed Naibel Benavides Leon and critically injured her boyfriend, Dillon Angulo. They are the plaintiffs.
Tesla Driver Testifies Autopilot Failed to Prevent Fatal Crash
The driver gave testimony in a federal trial about Tesla’s role in a 2019 accident that killed a woman in Florida.
Tesla driver gives damning testimony in fatal Autopilot crash trial
However, according to Bloomberg, only a handful of FSD crash cases have gone to trial. Tesla usually "resolves" these cases before they reach a courtroom. However, Tesla has won two previous jury trials in California, one for a fatal crash and one for a non-fatal crash. Both times, the collision was ruled to be driver error.
Tesla heads to Miami court for wrongful death trial involving Autopilot system
Tesla faces questions over the alleged involvement of its Autopilot system in a 2019 crash that killed Florida college student Naibel Benavides Leon
Experts lay into Tesla safety in federal autopilot trial
This week, a federal court in Miami started hearing a wrongful death case involving Tesla's crash-prone Autopilot driver assistance system. It's not the first time that Tesla Autopilot has been implicated in fatal traffic crashes, but it is the first time that a federal court has heard such a case.
Tesla faces federal jury trial over fatal 2019 Autopilot crash in Florida
A federal jury trial began Monday to determine Tesla’s responsibility in a 2019 crash that killed a 22-year-old pedestrian and seriously injured her boyfriend.
Tesla is headed to trial over another deadly Autopilot crash
A Florida federal jury will soon weigh whether Tesla and it's Autopilot system is to blame for a 2019 crash that killed a 22-year-old woman.
Tesla Spars in Court Over Autopilot Alert 2 Seconds Before Crash
The final two seconds before a Tesla Model S crashed into a parked SUV took center stage Thursday in a court showdown over who’s responsible for the 2019 collision — the distracted driver or his car’s Autopilot system.
In Court for Fatal Crash, Tesla Admits It Wasn't Even Tracking Autopilot Crashes for the First Three Years of the Program
With so many massive and well-publicized security fails, nothing should surprise us about Tesla's internal culture — but new revelations from the country's first federal Autopilot crash trial did, in fact,
Tesla failed to stop Autopilot misuse, safety expert testifies
The trial, which began Monday and is expected to take three weeks, comes as the company is staking its future on its robotaxi and autonomous driving.
Tesla Autopilot on trial: Testimony focuses on alert system; another case settled out-of-court
Testimony continued in Miami federal court in a trial focused on a fatal crash involving Tesla’s Autopilot technology while the EV maker settled another case out-of-court.

2 Tesla court cases raise question

Tesla fights two court battles over claims it misled consumers about automated driving

Tesla is fighting cases in Miami and California alleging it dangerously misled consumers about its Autopilot technology, ...

Tesla Faces Sales Halt In CA After DMV Lawsuit Over Autopilot Claims

Tesla is facing potential sales suspension in California, according to Electrek. The state's DMV filed a lawsuit accusing the automaker of misleading advertising related to Autopilot and Full ...

Tesla's Autopilot system is in the spotlight at a Miami trial over a student killed while stargazing

A federal court in Miami began considering Monday whether Elon Musk's car company should share blame for the death of a ...
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Playbook Tuesday: Tesla on Trial, Trump runs the table

On this Playbook Tuesday, POLITICO Florida reporter and Florida Playbook author Kimberly Leonard joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer ...